Citation: He-Sheng Zhai, Lei Cao, Xing-Hua Xia. Synthesis of graphitic carbon nitride through pyrolysis of melamine and its electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2013, 24(2): 103-106. shu

Synthesis of graphitic carbon nitride through pyrolysis of melamine and its electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction

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a Center for Scanning Electron Microscopy, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
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b State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China

Corresponding author: Xing-Hua Xia,
Received Date: 2 December 2012
Available Online: 31 December 2012
Fund Project: This work was supported by the Grants from the National 973 Basic Research Program (No. 2012CB933800) (No. 2012CB933800) the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21035002) (No. 21035002) the National Science Fund for Creative Research Groups (No. 21121091) (No. 21121091)

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) was synthesized via direct pyrolysis of melamine and its electrocatalysis toward oxygen reduction reaction was studied. The morphology and structures of the products were characterized by scanning electron microscope and X-ray powder diffractometer. It was found that higher pyrolysis temperature resulted in more perfect crystalline structure of the graphitic carbon nitride product. Electrochemical characterizations show that the g-C₃N₄ has electrocatalytic activity toward ORR through a two-step and two-electron process.
- Melamine,
- g-C₃N₄,
- Oxygen reduction reaction,
- Electrocatalysis
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